Noor Awang M
Dent J Malays. 1987 May;9(2):29-32.
The processed areca catechu (betel) nuts are popularly chewed in the Indian sub-continent. The significance of areca flavanol (tannin) in relation to oral submucous fibrosis and oral carcinogenesis has been reviewed. The quantitative analysis of ten different commercial nut samples from Bombay, India showed wide variations and a higher than average content of flavanols. These variations reflect their appeal and also influence the predisposition of these diseases. The incidence of oral submucous fibrosis and the nut flavanol contents from Bombay and Kerala were taken for comparisons.
经过加工的槟榔果在印度次大陆很受欢迎。人们对槟榔黄烷醇（单宁）与口腔黏膜下纤维化及口腔癌发生的关系进行了综述。对来自印度孟买的十种不同商业坚果样本进行的定量分析显示，其含量差异很大，且黄烷醇含量高于平均水平。这些差异反映了它们的吸引力，也影响了这些疾病的易感性。对孟买和喀拉拉邦的口腔黏膜下纤维化发病率及坚果黄烷醇含量进行了比较。
